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HAIRY BITTER-CRESS Cardamine hirsuta (Brassicaceae) Height to 30cm. Upright annual with hairless stems. Found on damp, disturbed ground. FLOWERS are 2-3mm across (petals sometimes absent) and terminal (Feb-Nov). FRUITS are curved, up to 2.5cm long and overtop flowers. LEAVES are pinnately divided with rounded lobes; seen mainly as a basal rosette plus 1-4 stem leaves. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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HAIRY BITTER-CRESS Cardamine hirsuta (Brassicaceae) Height to 30cm. Upright annual with hairless stems. Found on damp, disturbed ground. FLOWERS are 2-3mm across (petals sometimes absent) and terminal (Feb-Nov). FRUITS are curved, up to 2.5cm long and overtop flowers. LEAVES are pinnately divided with rounded lobes; seen mainly as a basal rosette plus 1-4 stem leaves. STATUS-Widespread and common.